PT-2026-61278

CVE-2026-63961

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Published

2026-05-19

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Updated

2026-11-06

Description by

CVSS 3.1
5.5
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description An issue exists in the USB Type-C DisplayPort alternate mode implementation where the kernel fails to validate the count before reading a Status Update VDO (Vendor Defined Object). A malicious or malfunctioning device can provide an incorrect count, leading the kernel to read uninitialized stack data and transmit it.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
CWE-788: Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
CWE-805: Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Related identifiers
CVE-2026-63961
BDU:2026-14272
AZL-92783
CLSA-2026-1789958474
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23066-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23068-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23193-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23194-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23241-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23244-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1
SUSE-SU-2026:4687-1
USN-8593-1
USN-8603-1
USN-8618-1
USN-8663-1
USN-8664-1
USN-8728-1
USN-8728-2
USN-8728-3
USN-8875-1
USN-8875-2
USN-8877-1
USN-8878-1
USN-8879-1
USN-8903-1
USN-8903-2
USN-8904-1
USN-8905-1
USN-8905-2
USN-8906-1
USN-8963-1
USN-9002-1
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